Gay Owners Of Straight Bar Only Want Heteros Applying For Jobs

While some employers are going out of their way to diversify their workforces, others appear to be purposefully discriminating against job applicants. Managers of Downtown, the bar in Britain's Manchester that's aimed at the university crowd, and which has been open only a week, posted a job listing on their Facebook page that read: "Looking for flyerers/pr people for Downtown. Ideally 2 blokes/1 girl. Straight, Good looking, Outgoing etc. 20 hours per week, £6 an hour. Hours may vary. Interested?" After complaints, the job posting was revised to eliminate the word "straight" with "regardless of orientation, sexuality, race etc." Why such a big deal? Aside from discrimination based on sexuality being illegal? Oh, because the owners of Downtown also run AXM, the Manchester gay club whose owners write on their website about being a "gay company, and we are damn proud of that."